sanctum sanctorum

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  1. noun Judaism The innermost shrine of a tabernacle and temple; the holy of holies.
  2. noun An inviolably private place: The clubhouse was their sanctum sanctorum.

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  1. Late Latin sānctum sānctōrum (translation of Greek to hagion tōn hagiōn, translation of Hebrew qōdeš haqqodāšîm) : sānctum, holy place + sānctōrum, genitive pl. of sānctum, holy place.
 

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